A basket of fruits contain 10 bananas, 5 mangoes, and 5 apples. A fruit is selected at random. Calculate the probability of selecting an apple or a banana.
To calculate the probability of selecting an apple or a banana, we need to find the total number of apples and bananas in the basket and divide it by the total number of fruits in the basket.
Total number of apples and bananas = 10 (bananas) + 5 (apples) = 15
Total number of fruits in the basket = 10 (bananas) + 5 (mangoes) + 5 (apples) = 20
Probability of selecting an apple or a banana = 15/20 = 3/4 = 0.75
Therefore, the probability of selecting an apple or a banana is 0.75.
To calculate the probability of selecting an apple or a banana, we need to know the total number of fruits in the basket and the number of apples and bananas.
In this scenario, the total number of fruits in the basket is 10 (bananas) + 5 (mangoes) + 5 (apples) = 20.
The number of apples in the basket is 5, and the number of bananas is 10.
To calculate the probability, we add the number of apples and bananas and divide it by the total number of fruits:
Probability of selecting an apple or a banana = (number of apples + number of bananas) / total number of fruits
Probability of selecting an apple or a banana = (5 + 10) / 20
Probability of selecting an apple or a banana = 15/20
Simplifying the fraction, we have:
Probability of selecting an apple or a banana = 3/4
Therefore, the probability of selecting an apple or a banana is 3/4 or 75%.